Car construction.



A. E. OSTRANDER.

GAR CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 18, 1912.

Patented July 8, 1913.

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CAB. CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 19, 1912.

Patented July 8, 1913.

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CAR CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 18, 1912.

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CAR CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 18, 1912.

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APPLICATION FILED MAY 19, 1912.

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GAR. CONSTRUCTION.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 18, 1912.

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AHDRNEV UNIQIED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALLEN E. OSTRANDEF, OF RIDGEWOOD, NEW JERSEY, .ASSIGNOR T0 AMERICAN CAR AND FOUNDRY COMPANY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A. CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

CAR CONSTRUCTION.

specihcation of Letters Patent.

Patented July 8, 1913.

Application filed Kay 18, 1912. Serial No. 698,325.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALLEN E. OsrRANonx, residing at Ridgewood, Bergen county, New Jersey, and being a citizen of the United States, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Car Construction,- of which the following is a full, clear,- and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to In said drawings: Figure 1 is a diagrammatic view of a car constructed in accordance with this invention, illustrating the general scheme of bracing, the upper'sheathing plates being omitted. Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of a portion of the side of the car illustrating that portion of the car wall embodying the change from a plate girder to a trussed girder. I Figs. 3, 4, 5 and 6 are enlarged transverse sectional views through the car wall, said sections being taken respectively on the planes of lines 3'3, 4--4, 55, and 6-6 of Fig. 1 or on the same sectional lines in'Fig. 2, the window frame construction being omitted. Figs. 7 and? comprise a horizontal sectional view, Fig. 7" being an extension of Fig. 7, said section being taken substantially'on the plane of line 77 of Fig. 1 or on the same sectional lines in Fig.2. Figs. 8 and 8 comprise a horizontal sectional view; Fig. 8 being an extension of Fig. 8, said section being taken substantially on the plane of line-8-8 of Fig. 1 or on the same sectional lines in Fig. 2. Fig. 9 is a section of the line 9-9 of Fig. 10. Fig. 10 is a fragmental view showing in dotted lines the method of attaching the top and bottom sheathing plates to the casting. Fig. 11 is a section of Fig. 10 on the line l1ll. Fig. 12 is a perspective view of a casting adapted to be placed at the 'juncture of the plate girder construction and the trussed girder construction for involving one into the other. Fig. 13 is a view illustrating the method of changing the plates of the plate girder construction into the plates .of the trussed girder construction. Fig. 14 is. a front view .of the casting illustrated in perspective in Fig. 12. Fig. 15 is an end view of the plate girder side of said casting. Fig. 16 is a top or plan view of the casting. Fig. 17 is a rear view of the casting. Fig. 18 is a section of Fig. 17 on the line 1818 looking in'the direction of the arrow. Fig. 19 is a fragmentary section of Fig. 17 on the line 19-19 looking in the direction of the arrow.

One object of this invention is to simplify the construction of the walls of combination cars, and the invention particularly relates to combined passenger and baggage cars, or passenger and mail cars, and comprehends -a juncturalconstruction so formed that the usual compound construction of the plate girder of a passenger-car end of the car may involve into a simple truss construction of the baggage car end of such car without material change in either construction, and

at the same time strengthening the joints and to make the zone of junction equally strong or stronger than the girder and truss thus connected.

In detail, the invention contemplates a junctural member, preferably a casting, so

shaped as to conforni'to the inner and outer plate girder construction of a passenger car, and arranged to rigidly seciire the terminals thereof and carry the superstructure conforming to such constructions. It is also so shaped as to'form a terminal brace. and

reinforcement for the trussed frame con; struction of the baggage car portion of the car body and is designed to save floor space in the baggage compartment.

Referringto the parts, it will be noted that the side wall of the car comprises for a portion of its length a double plate girder construction, which is made up of an inner and an outer K irder, extending from one end of the car at t e right of the drawing shown in Fig. 1 to a line beyond the left hand window shown in Fig. 2, this plate girder comprising an inner and an outer plate girder.

gether, as best shown in Fig. 6. No claim made in this application to the plate .filed February 3, 1909, which resulted in I atent No. 1,045,429, dated Nov. 26,1912, butth is application is directed to means for combining the plate girder of that application witli,a \tru'ssed girder which is more especially adaptable to combination cars, as above set forth.

Referring further to the parts, 1 is a shallow outside sheathing plate of sufli ciently thick metal to serve as the web of a girder; 2 is a bottom angle member connected with said web; 3 is a top angle mem ber connected with said web, which top angle member is connected by a vertical flange with the web 1, and has its horizontal flange extending inwardly toward the body portion ofthe car; 4 is an inner plate which, when combined with the bottom angle member 5 and the top T section 6, forms an inner plate girder, and it is to be noted that the horizontal web of the member 6 overlaps Y and is riveted tothe horizontal flange of the member 3, as best shown'in Figs. 5 and G. Connected with the outer plate girder thus formed, and extending transversely of. the car, are cross-bearers 7 of sufficient number, and intermediate the cross-bearers and extending to the same upper plane, area series of floor supports 8, which latter are connected with the vertical posts, hereinafter referred to, forming parts of the superstructure or housing comprising the body of the passenger carrying' portion of the car. Beyond the double plate girder thus. referred to and extending to the opposite end of the car, the side wall formation is in the generalform of a truss girder, which is combined and connected with the double plate irder in the manner and form hereinafter escribed. As the connection of the truss and the double plate girder is dependent upon their association with the connection casting illustrated herein, special reference is directed to Figs. 12 and 14 to 19, inclusive. The objectof this casting is to provide strong, durable and easily applied connecting means for the plate girders and the truss, so formed and arranged as to afford.

convenient access thereto in assembling the car parts, so as to permit riveting to said casting the plate girder and truss, as hereinafter described.

Referring to the casting, 10 is the outer wall thereof, which is vertical for the major portion of its height and is recessed inwardly at the bottom at 11, sufficiently to permit the vertical leg of the angle 2 to restin said recess and permit the web 1 of the outer girder to be secured to the outer face oigid fiangeand to the face .10 of the casting and present a smooth vertical surface. Likewise, an upper portion of said casting at 12 is recessed, but to a. greater degree, to permit the vertical flange of the angle 3 to rest in said recess and topermit the rein forcing strap or filler 13 also to rest in said recess between the vertical flange of the angle 3 and theface 12 of the recess, as shown in Fig. 5 of the drawing. The inner face 1 1 of the casting presents a perpendicular\ plane surface, against which rests the web of the inner plate girder 4, which web is riveted to said face 14, as shown in said Fig. 5, the angle 5 of said inner girder terminating in approximate alinement with the horizontal bottom face of the casting, while strengthening ribs 16 are provided to reinforce the bottom portion of the casting.v

The walls 10 and 14 of the casting are separated a sufficient distance to permit convenient access to the rivets 17 and 18, uniting the inner and outer plate girders to. said casting, and the walls are connected and I strengthened by intermediate vertical fillets 18 and horizontal webs 19.

Extending upwardly and in alincmcnt with the face 10' of the casting, above the angle 3, is an extension 20, which is provided for convenient attachment. to one of the vertical body posts of the car, as shown in Fig. 5, while projectingflaterally from the main body portion of the casting and toward the left, as shown in Figs. 2 and 1.0, is a flange 25 extending obliquely outwardly to serve as a means for attachment of a '(liagonal member 26 of the truss portion of the car wall, which member 26 is in the form of a channel with its flanges projecting in-- wardl-y toward the body of the car, which flanges are cut away, as indicated in Fig. 10.

to permit the web portion of said channel to enter the slot or channel 27 of the casting a.

Below the flange 25, as best shown in Figs. 8 and 8, the casting is provided with lateral extensions 30 which serve as anchor supports for the inner end of the shortplate girder 31 which extends from the said lateral extensions 30 forwardly to the body posts 32 to which posts the said short plnte girder is connected, the web of said girder being connected with the filler 13, as before referred to, and being provided with a bottom angle 33, as shown in Figs. 4 and 8.

It is to be observed that the angle 2 extends the entire length of the car body, and likewise there is provided a continuous side plate 40, which extends the entire length of the car body; and the vertical posts throughout the length of the car wall, both vertical and oblique, are connected with said bottom angle 2 and with the angular side plate 40, either directly, as shown in Figs. 3 to 6, inclusive, or by means of gusset plates, as shown at the left end portion of Fig.1, so.

" that the bottom,angle 2, the side plate 40 and the body posts and diagonals of the Wall are brought into cooperative relation. Likewise, extending the entire length of the car wall exclusive of the door opening, there is provided a belt rail or belt plate 41, best shown in Fig. 2, which is directly riveted to and serves as a reinforcing member for the shallow outside plate girder along the pas senger carrying portion of the car, and like wise serves as a cover for the meeting ed cs of the sheathing plates 44, arid the sheathing plates 45, the sheathing plates 44 being continuations of the sheathing plate 1 but of less thickness, the sheathing plates 44 and 45 are connected with the posts and diagonals of the truss girder portion of the wall, Fig. 13 showing the said plates and likewise showing an exaggerated gap between the said plates, which is covered by the memher all referred to.

There is provided a splice plate 46, which extends from the bottom of the plates 1. and 44 to the member 41 at the juncture of the plates 1 and 44, being riveted directly to said plates and to the body post 51, as shown in Fig. 2, this plate being omitted from Fig. 4, because of the number of parts illustrated in the figure, and to avoid confusion of lines.

It is to be observed that in vertical alinement with the casting a is a short post 51, which extends from said casting to the side plate 40, and that the casting a likewise serve as the lower terminus of the diagonal brace 26, before referred to, which diagonal brace is connected not only with the casting but also with the outer plate girder web and with the reinforcing member 41, as best shown in Figs. 2, 9 and 10.

- It will be noted that the angle 3 and the Tsection 6 are cut away for the passage of the vertical body posts of the car, as in said earlier application, this being true throughout the plate girder portion of the side wall; whereas, in the truss girder portion the body posts are not recessed at the belt rail and short channel sections 60 interposed between the body posts, the flanges of which channels, where necessary, are cut away to permit passage of the diagonal posts of the truss construction. The horizontal flange of the angle 3 is-of uniform width throughout the length of thefdouble plate irder portion to the casting a, before referred to,- but from the casting forwardly to the post 32, said top flange is reduced in width to accommodate the less widely spaced double plate girder portion.

.teferring particularly to the body posts, it is to be observed that the post 61 and the other posts between it and the left-hand end of the car, are substantially vertical throughout the major portion of their length, being offset only at the top and bottom to project inwardly so as to be secured to the inner face of the side plate 40 and to gussets 65 connecting them with the lower angle 2. The post 32 of Fig. 4 is substantially the same as the post 61 at its upper portion,

but extends inwardly to lap the belt rail v tiller l3 and the vertical filler 64 interposed between the two sheets of the narrow plate girder, said post extending thence vertically downwardly, and being likewise connected. with the gusset plate secured to the inner face of said bottom angle.

The post 51, as before indicated, is a short post section which extends from the side plate 40 downwardly and is connected with the, upward extension 20 of said casting a, while the vertical posts, as 63, throughout the wider double plate girder portion are vertical for the major portion of their length, being offset only at the belt rail and at the bottom for the bottom angle 2. Throughout the length of the car at the c-rossbearers and floor supports, there are placed fillers 67 resting upon said crossbearers and floor supports, to which fillers the angles 5 of the inner plate girder are connected to still'en the structure. 7

\V here the vertical posts and diagonals are connected with the side plate 40 and the angle 2 in the truss portion of the framing, suitable gusset plates, as 65, are provided, and to compensate for the offset thus provided at the angle 2, fillers 66 are interposed, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4.

It is to be noted that beyond the post 32 the belt rail members 3 and 13 are omitted, and channels 60, before referred to, serve as still'eners for the outer belt rail 41, the diagonals or oblique members 66 bein connected with the webs of said channel t rough interposed fillers 67, as shown .in Fig. 3, a portion of the flanges of the channels being cut away to permit passage of said diagonal members, which diagonal members a'reconne cted at top and bottom withthe gusset plates before referred to.

What I claim is:

1. In a car wall construction, the combination of a plate girder construction and a truss girder construction of different depths longitudinally extended and connectingmeans for involving one construction into the other.

2. In a car wall construction, the combination of a plate-girder construction and a truss-girder construction. longitudinally extended and a filler'between parts of said plate-girder with which said truss-girder is connected.

3. In a car wall construction, the combination of a plate-girder construction and a truss-girder construction longitudinally extended and an ofiset filler adapted to serve as a connector for parts of said plate-girder, the truss-girder being connected with an offset of the filler.

4. In a car wall construction, the combination of a plate-girder construction and a truss girder construction longitudinally extended and an offset filler adapted to serve as a connector for differently spaced portions of said plate-girder.

5. In acar wall construction, the combination of a plate-girder construction and a truss-girder construction longitudinally extended, a portion of the truss-girder over lapping part of the plate-girder, a connector for plate-girder parts and a diagonal of the truss-girder lapping and being secured to said connector.

6. In a car wall construction, the combination of a plate-girder construction and a truss-girder construction longitudinally extended and a connecting casting within said plate-girder, said cast-ing comprising Spaced vertical walls adapted for connection with spaced plate-girders.

7. In a car wall construction, the combination of a plate-girder construction and a truss-girder construction longitudinally extended and a connecting casting within said plate-girder, said casting comprising spaced vertical walls adapted for connection with spaced plate-girders and an offset portion adapted to serve as an additional wall support.

8. In a car wall construction, the combination of a plate-girder construction and a truss-girder construction longitudinally 6X- tended, and a connecting member Within said plate girder comprising spaced vertical walls, means for connecting said walls and means for connection with-said trussgirder,

9. In a car wall a combination com-prising differently spaced parallel plate-girders and means for connecting said girders.

10. In car construction, a combination wall of compound plate-girder construction and truss-girder construction and connecting means for involving the one construction into'thc other.

11. In car construction, a combination wall comprising plategirdcr construction for part of its length and truss-girder construction for part of its length, and connecting means attached to the plategirdcr construction on one side of the line of juncture and attached to the truss-girder construction.

12. In car construction, a combination wall comprising connected plate-girder construction, for part of its length, and trussgirder construction for part of its length, and unitary connecting means conforming to the interior contour of the plate-girder construction on one side of the li:' juncture.

13. In car construction, a combination wall comprising plate-girder construction and truss-girder construction, and a connecting casting uniting said girders.

14. Incar construction, a combination wall comprising plate-girder construction and secured thereto, a supplemental plategirder extending from the casting to the said post within the car body and secured to said post. v x

17. In car construction, a combination wall comprising plate-girder construction and truss-girder construction, a connecting casting recessed to receive a compression member and the compression member diminishing in width within the plate-girder.

18. In car construction, a combination wall comprising a plate-girder construction including a compression member and a truss-girder construction, connecting means therefor recessed to receive the compression member of the plate-girder, said compression member diininishin in width within the plategirder construction and a reinforcing plate extendingparallel with the trussgirder construction and lapping Saidplategirder.

19. In our construction, a combination wall comprising a connected plate-girder. construction and truss-girder construction, connecting means intermediate a part of the constructions and connected with inner and outer plategirders and provided with an extension recess for a diagonal brace of the truss girder construction.

20. In car construction, a combination wall comprising a plate-girder construction and a truss-girder construction, a series of side posts recessed throughout the plategirder construction to receive a compression member but not recessed throughout the truss-girder construction beyond where the said compression member ends.

21. In car construction. a connecting casting comprising an innei wall for attachment to an inner plate-girder of "a plategirder construction, an outer wall for attachment to an outer plate-girder, a web connecting the walls and an extension web for attachment to a truss-girder construction.

ing comprisin an inner wall for attachment to an inner 9 ate girder, and an outer wall 22. In car construction, a connecting castrecessed to receive members of the plateconnecting and girder and truss-girder constructions.

23. In car construction, a connecting casting comprising an inner plate-girder carrying wall, an outer plate-girder carrying wall, a Web tension adapted for connection with a truss girder.

24. In car construction, a connecting casting comprising an inner plate-girder carrying wall, an outer plate-girder carrying wall, reinforcing webs therefor, and recesses in the outer plate-girder carrying wall for flanged members of the plategirder construction.-

25. In car construction, a connecting casting comprising an inner plate-girder carrying wall, an outer plate-girder carrying wall, connectin and reinforcing webs therefor, said casting having recesses in the outer plate-girder carrying wall for members of a plate-girder construction and an offset for a member of a truss-girder construction.

26. In car construction, a connecting casting comprising an inner plate-girder carrying wall, an outer plate-girder carrying wall, connecting and reinforcing webs therefor, said casting having recesses in the outer plate-girder carrying wall for members of a connecting the same, and an explate-girder construction and having a recess for a member of a truss-girder construction and a reinforcing web between the walls.

27. In car construction,a connecting cast ing provided with webs for reinforcing the tension and compression members ofa plategirder constructlon and a member of a trussgirder construction,

28. In car construction, a double plategirder construction and a truss-girder construction connected therewith, a connecting casting for said constructions and a. short supplemental plate girder construction attached to said casting and to the truss girder construction. v

29. In car construction, a, double plates girder construction, a truss-girder construction comprising upper and lower body plates, a connecting means for the said plates and an interposed castin connecting the plate girder and truss gir er constructions.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two witnesses.

ALLEN E. OSTRANDER.

Witnesses:

FREDERICK I-I. GIBBS, R. H. DAVENPORT. 

